• Barbakoa

    Restaurateur Jerry Kleiner (Carnivale, Redlight) is back in action with this suburban pan-Latin concept, near Oakbrook, helmed by chef Dudley Nieto. The menu jumps from Peruvian ceviche to Mexican tacos.

    By Heather Sperling October 24th, 2013 Read More
  • Toby's Estate Coffee

    Hopping the pond: Today is opening day for this espresso bar in the Flatiron inside of a Club Monaco. See why we love the flat whites at their Williamsburg location.

    By Tressa Eaton October 24th, 2013 Read More
  • Kokum

    One more for the Curry Hill crew: This restaurant focuses strictly on the cuisine of Southern India, with an emphasis on the Kerala region and unfamiliar dishes, like vegetarian jackfruit thoran. See the menu.

    By Tressa Eaton October 24th, 2013 Read More
  • Saint Frank

    After a few months of operating as a pop-up, former Ritual barista Kevin Bohlen has opened a permanent coffee bar in Russian Hill.

    By Jonathan Kauffman October 24th, 2013 Read More
  • Beer-Battered Apple Fritters

    Chef Daniel Humm's food at NYC's Eleven Madison Park and The NoMad is anything but casual, but his apple fritters are downright down-home. Beer-battered Crispin rings are deep-fried and coated with cinnamon and sugar--better than any apple doughnut we've tried.

    By Tasting Table Staff October 24th, 2013 Read More
  • Wallflower

    Xavier Herit, formerly the head bartender at Daniel opened this West Village cocktail bar and restaurant yesterday evening. The menu includes high-concept cocktails and dishes such as black sea bass crudo with Mutsu apple and seaweed.

    By Tressa Eaton October 23rd, 2013 Read More
  • Open Sesame

    The Long Beach-based Lebanese restaurant has expanded to Mid-City, taking over the former Eva space. Sample mezze, such as tabouleh, labne and kibbeh.

    By Garrett Snyder October 23rd, 2013 Read More
  • Dimes Lower East Side | Tasting Table NYC

    Diners can't put their finger on the locale the quirky vibe, wellness-focused menu and radiant aesthetic the new Lower East Side spot Dimes pulls from. And we're okay with that.

    By Tressa Eaton October 23rd, 2013 Read More
  • Little Market

    Chef Ryan Poli--the inspiration for our recent South Side eating guide --has left the day-to-day at Little Market and Tavernita. His next moves include some travel and, likely, a restaurant of his own.

    By Heather Sperling October 23rd, 2013 Read More
  • Corkscrew Brooklyn

    This new wine shop near Pratt in Clinton Hill has a special twist: a focus on wines from female growers and producers.

    By Tressa Eaton October 23rd, 2013 Read More
  • Pan Grill

    Butterfly has opened a sandwich shop out of its to-go window, serving milk buns (pan) sliced and filled with tonkatsu, pickles and the like. It is only open for lunch Wednedays through Saturdays.

    By Jonathan Kauffman October 23rd, 2013 Read More
  • Magic Restroom Café

    This might be the strangest opening all year: The San Gabriel Valley is now to home to a toliet-themed café, the first L.A. branch of a Taiwanese chain. Guests can eat chicken curry out of minature toliet bowls while sitting on--you guessed it--toilet bowl chairs.

    By Garrett Snyder October 23rd, 2013 Read More
  • Alma Ari Taymor

    There are a lot of young chefs doing good stuff with vegetables in small kitchens around L.A. these days. What distinguishes Alma is Taymor's sensitivity to ingredients--and the fact that he and co-owner Ashleigh Parson took what began its life in 2012 as an ambitious pop-up with "four burners and a broken oven door" and turned it into one of the country's most exciting new restaurants.

    By Garrett Snyder October 22nd, 2013 Read More
  • Suzanne Goin Dinner | Tasting Table NYC

    Buy tickets to our exlusive dinner with Suzanne Goin, or use the bacon-wrapped dates recipe that we snagged from her new The A.O.C. Cookbook to recreate them at home.

    By Tressa Eaton October 22nd, 2013 Read More